Listen, I know what you’re about to say. The teams in the West with good regular season records earned it, no excuses. And guess what? They did. None of their main guys got hurt, and they had an MVP-caliber talent to carry them through the nail-biting games of the season. But all that work doesn’t […]
The NBA Finals, East vs. West, is what many pay to see, though the real battle is in the East. For the last twenty years or so, the Western Conference Finals has often been hailed as the “real” finals, as the winner of this hard-fought, intense playoff series tends to win the NBA Championship (it’s […]
Ja Morant sits back in a chair being serviced by a woman in a Denver nightclub. In the VIP suite dollar bills are scattered all over the sprawling floor looking like a thousand pieces of confetti. Two nights later Morant puts on his video camera. Shirt off, dancing, swerving, appearing to be hammered. Dangling a […]
March Madness is just around the corner, with one of the biggest sporting competitions of the year getting underway on March 14. Aside from showcasing some of the top basketball prospects, March Madness is exciting because of how many upsets there are. Each year, the underdogs manage to surprise people and beat the higher-seeded teams, […]
Hard to believe that the Atlantic Coast Conference season has just four play dates left. A total of 28 games remain before the conference tournament begins on March 7-11 in Greensboro, NC. As of this writing, there are nine teams in the ACC with .500 or better conference records. Three are still ranked in the […]
For the seventh straight season, the Vermont Catamounts have won at least a share of the regular season championship in the America East Conference. The streak is the second-longest active mark in college basketball. The only streak that is longer is Gonzaga’s 10 straight titles in the West Coast Conference. On Wednesday night, the Catamounts […]
Before a near-capacity crowd at Costello Athletic Center, the UMass Lowell River Hawks (22-7, 9-5) moved one step closer to an undefeated home season with an 84-70 win over the Binghamton Bearcats (12-14, 8-5). The River Hawks placed four players in double figures led by Allin Blunt’s 21 points (his first 20-point game of the […]
About to enter the final stretch of the 2022-23 season, there have been many surprising and disappointing teams. Without a doubt, there has not been a team more disappointing than the Chicago Bulls. A team that finished 46-36 (sixth in the East) last season had hopes of improving this season, but it has looked more […]
With six games left in the ACC regular season, a change at the top has taken place. The Virginia Cavaliers and the Pittsburgh Panthers are tied for the league lead. What is interesting about this is one team. Virginia. is ranked #7 in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll. The Panthers are not ranked by anyone, […]
PITTSBURGH — Mason Madsen scored 14 points and Jaeden Zackery added 11 but it was not enough as Boston College dropped a 77-58 decision at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. Madsen made 5-of-10 shots from the floor, including 4-of-8 from outside. Zackery added six boards and three assists. It was a back-and-forth start to the game with four lead changes and […]
